Three
Pseudocercospora species were found associated with leaf spots on five different members of the family Piperaceae in a stretch of Atlantic
rain forest in the municipality of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Pseudocercospora piperis is newly recorded on
Piper crassinervium and
Piper mollicomum. It was also found in association with
Pothomorphe umbellata, which is already known to be a host.
Pseudocercospora piperis-
arborei sp. nov. and
Pseudocercospora piperis-gigantifolii sp. nov. were recorded on
Piper arboreum and
Piper gigantifolium, respectively. These three species are fully described and illustrated in the present work.
Taxonomical novelties:
Pseudocercospora piperis-arborei D.J. Soares, F.B. Rocha & R.W. Barreto; Pseudocercospora piperis-gigantifolii F.B. Rocha, D.J. Soares & R.W. Barreto.